Timothy Dyson is leaving Bluegrass in South Baltimore, where he's been the executive chef for just about two years, to join the team at Dooby's in Mount Vernon. Dyson's first official day as executive chef at Dooby's is Tuesday, but he'll be helping with the transition at Bluegrass, he said. Antonio Rice will be taking over from Dyson with Lori Yanke taking over the restaurant's charcuterie program. Dyson, a veteran of Kali's Court and the Peabody Court Hotel, will be launching a new dinner menu at Dooby's on Aug. 21. Dyson's menu will have new sections of Asian-American bar bites, comfort eats and seasonal entrees -- things like chicken curry summer rolls, meatballs banh mi and a vegan-friendly quinoa bibim bowl.

Firefighters from the Rivers Park Fire Station had only one question for Casey Dyson as they sampled home-baked cookies from her fledgling delivery service: Does she pack cold milk on her scooter? Dyson, a Columbia resident who launched CookieRide in August after four months of paperwork and preparation, carries six varieties of cookies - but no beverages. The firefighters at the Old Columbia Road station gave their approval to her quarter-pound chocolate chip cookies and smaller Power Bites - an original recipe made of nuts, flax seed, and dried blueberries and cherries that was inspired by a physical therapist seeking a snack high in antioxidants.

Some radio changes over the weekend... Michael Eric Dyson has left his NPR show that's produced at Morgan State University, and the production will go off the air altogether at the end of the month. For the next three weeks, guest hosts will fill in on "The Michael Eric Dyson Show," according to Richard Prince's "Journal-isms" blog. Read it here . Dyson, a prominent social critic and Georgetown University professor, has been hosting the interview and talk show produced for NPR by Morgan State University's radio station on a grant of $505,000 from the Corporation for Public broadcasting.

A Southern Maryland legislator urged state lawmakers Tuesday to help homeowners on the eroding Calvert County cliffs overlooking Chesapeake Bay contend with an endangered beetle there that is hampering their efforts to save their homes from erosion of the bluffs. "We haven't lost any homes yet but ... it's just a matter of time," said Democratic Sen. Roy P. Dyson. The Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee heard two bills he had introduced. One would require the state under certain circumstances to let property owners destroy some Puritan tiger beetles living in the cliffs if need be to try to shore up their homes.

When he was 19 years old, Tim Dyson was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. It was then that he decided he wanted to be a freestyle motocross rider, and he began mimicking the aerial feats of his favorite dirt bike daredevils. The motocross enthusiast now runs his own business, Tim Dyson FMX, which tours the country performing FMX tricks. On Saturday and Sunday, Dyson tears into Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen for Baltimore Bike Fest, an event to raise money for Epicenter, a youth center. In addition to FMX shows, Baltimore Bike Fest features street bike stunts, a motorcycle show, a bikini and leather fashion show, and live disc jockeys.

On December 2, 2008, WILLIAM BANDORICK, II, loving father of Dawn Smith, William Bandorick, III, Katherine Katsaros and Theresa Scarlato, cherished grandfather of eight grandchildren, dear brother of Barbara Ann Dyson. Also survived by wife Mary J. (nee Martin). Funeral Service will be held at the family owned Duda Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc., 7922 Wise Ave., Friday, 11 A.M. Interment Lake View Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday, 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. Please make donations in his name to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 43025, Baltimore, MD 21236.

In discussing Steve McNair yesterday, cornerback Samari Rolle referred to the retiring quarterback as Hall of Fame timber. Certainly McNair's legacy as the consummate NFL "warrior" - to use the well-worn vernacular of the locker room - is without question. His hallmark is that he played with admirable efficiency while suffering injury after injury, with damaged body parts taped and numbed, and did it with perseverance and courage through 13 seasons. However, getting into Canton will be an uphill battle for him. The list of latter-day quarterbacks who have been elected to the Hall of Fame who have not led a team to a Super Bowl title or NFL or AFL championship is short.

Clarence Matthew Dyson, a former department store window designer who loved decorating his home and those of family members and friends for Christmas, died Sunday at ManorCare Woodbridge Valley in Catonsville. He was 85. Mr. Dyson was born in Baltimore and raised on Carey Street. He attended Frederick Douglass High School until he enlisted in the Army during World War II. A mail clerk, he served in the European Theater. After his discharge, he completed high school at Douglass. From 1947 until he retired in 1977, he designed display windows for Hochschild Kohn department stores.